Community Cat Connection

01/02/2026

Happy first Forever Friday of 2026! Like I mentioned in our last Monday montage, Dragonfly was officially adopted (by me) last week, so here’s an update on how he’s been doing here at home.

He was born here at my house on July 27th, 2024 and once his mom Carmella, left to get spayed and find her forever home, he and his siblings, Ladybug, Katydid, Bumblebee, and Butterfly, spent a decent amount of time getting used to my cats. My girl cat, Montana Banana, took a liking to them all but would “mother” him in particular. When they all went to get spayed/neutered, it was discovered that he had a heart murmur and needed to wait to get neutered until he went to see a specialist. His siblings were all spayed and neutered and found their forever homes very soon after! One of his sisters found a home with a friend of a friend so I get to see updates every so often!

He went to the Tufts cardiology department for an echo and it was determined that he had pulmonary stenosis, which is a very rare congenital defect in cats. It is the narrowing of the heart valve, which causes the heart to work harder than it should, and creates changes in the structure of the heart muscle. The echo test before the surgery showed how the stenosis progressed in his short lifetime, and it had already caused significant changes to the heart. He had the surgery which was a very stressful time but he made it through like a champ and didn’t seem to affect him at all! The only issue he had was leaving his neck alone while it healed, so he had to have it wrapped and glued more than once and for a longer than normal time.

Since he stayed with us longer than expected, we really came to love him and were very happy to find out recently that his heart surgery was very successful and his heart remained stable after it. We feel like he was always supposed to be with us, so we feel pretty good about having him around a long time!

Thank you to those who donated and shared his fundraiser and for those who have enjoyed following his story. He’s a special guy and deserves the best!

12/29/2025

Happy last Monday of 2025! How fast this year went by, right?? We had several very exciting adoptions last week, including Muggles & Dobby, Thumbs, Marshmallow, Maverick, Barracuda, Stormy, and our long-time favorite, Dragonfly! Mimi is on deposit and headed home soon, and Jordi is also on deposit. For new kitties, we have Chipper, Molly, and Mochi.

Surprising to absolutely no one, Dragonfly has been adopted by his foster (yours truly) after receiving excellent news at his most recent visit to the cardiologist, that his heart surgery results were very stable and he only needs to be seen once a year or even less! He has bonded with my girl cat, Montana Banana, and she has mothered him since he’s been with us, and he gets along (mostly) well with our other cats. He is a silly firecracker and a mama’s boy, so we couldn’t bear to part with him. Thank you to all who helped him get the care he needed to live a long and happy, healthy life! 😻

Chipper is a new kitty this week, and she is a looker! She is an owner surrender as her owner went into assisted living. She is friendly, sweet and about 8 years old. Molly was a stray kitten collected from the same place as Coconut and Chloe. She is very pretty and seems sweet but a little shy, but she was found outside with other cats so she would do well with others. Mochi is an adult kitty of about 4 and a half years old who looks like a kitten, she’s so petite! We do not know for sure how these three would be with dogs.

We are CLOSED again this Thursday for New Year’s Day, but have open hours the regular times on Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. Thank you for all your support this year, and again please stay tuned for our year end wrap-up post!

Also at the end of the photos is a recent picture of all five of my babies on my bed, including Sir Dragonfly ❤️

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12/26/2025

Happy holidays from the Community Cat Connection to all of our wonderful staff members, adopters, volunteers, donors, supporters, and of course all the kitties!

My kitties, both CCC foster alumni, got a nice gift of this cute Christmas house (from us) and have been taking turns snoozing in it!

Please feel free to share pictures of your kitties around your holiday setups, because we all know they are always involved with decorations.

12/25/2025

A very cool description of the Icelandic legend of the Yule Cat!



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12/23/2025

🎉 That’s (almost) a wrap! If you adopted a cat from us this year, we’d love to hear how they’re doing! We love getting updates from adopters as it helps us reminisce about the beloved cats that have come through our shelter. Every cat is special, and we’d love to hear from you with pictures and whatever other info you’d like to share, and we can keep it on hand for Forever Friday posts. Please send us a message or email with your kitty’s name and some info on how they’ve been doing since they came home!

😻 Also, stay tuned for our year-end posts sharing how many kitties came through our shelter this year, how many found homes, and a look back at some special rescue stories. ❤️ Thank you to all who have supported us this year, it was one for the record books!

12/23/2025

Happy Monday! Sorry for the late update this evening. We have a few new kitties, and several kitties have gone home! Tylor & Nash, Buster & Jolie, Raven & Moonstone, Brock, Moose, and Marshmallow went home! Stormy is on deposit, and Thumbs is going home soon.

New kitties include Coconut and Chloe, Peanut & Cashew, Wendy and Tinkerbell. Coconut & Chloe are not bonded, but were found in the same area as young stray cats. Tinkerbell and Wendy are also from the same area as one another and were found as strays. Peanut & Cashew are a super cute bonded pair of kittens that spent some time in foster getting friendly and healthy, and are now ready for their forever home. We are unsure about the stray kitties and how they would be with dogs or young children, but we assume they are all good with other cats as they were living out on the streets with other cats.

We are CLOSED for Christmas this week, but open on Tuesday and Wednesday from 4-7 and Saturday 10-1. Come down to get some last minute unique gifts that we have available for sale, and perhaps meet your new best friend!

12/20/2025

Edit to add- Marshmallow has found a home and been adopted!

Looking for a forever home for a beautiful lady named Marshmallow! Her fantastic foster wrote up this nice description of her, please read below:

“The saying Love is Patient, Love is Kind also applies to our feline friends. This shy cat named Marshmallow is waiting for her forever home where she can be a perfect, beautiful addition to any room. Marshmallow will need a patient person to help her come around. She’s had a tough life outside but enjoys being an indoor cat now. When she first goes home, she would do best in an office or spare room where the door can be closed as she acclimates. She enjoys napping in the sun and treats. Marshmallow is a loud snorer! Marshmallow was trapped twice in Oxford. The first time she was part of a TNR program but the second time, she was brought to the CCC to be fostered. She truly enjoys being waited on and having a warm, safe space where she can relax knowing she will be fed. She will come close to her humans but does not like to be pet yet. Shy cats are often very loyal once they come around! Would you love to stare at this blue eyed girl while working from home or watching TV? Then Marshmallow is the cat for you!”

If Marshmallow sounds like a good fit for you, please reach out to us and we can coordinate a visit, as she is not located at our shelter. Let’s find her a wonderful forever home!

12/18/2025

Our Declutter for a Cause fundraiser was a great success! We collected 5000 pounds of items, which gained $800 in funds raised, and all these items filled up a 26 foot long U-Haul truck! Thank you SO MUCH to all who donated!

Reminders of our current fundraisers! Please copy and paste the links in your browser to follow:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-community-cat-connection-purchase-cages?lang=en_US

https://www.bonfire.com/store/communitycatconnection/

The CCC merchandise fundraiser would make excellent Christmas gifts! The proceeds go to the CCC and the clothing items are high quality and ship every three weeks. Also please share the GoFundMe to help us raise money to buy new cages so we can help more cats!

12/18/2025

Please share to help find some information about this mom and baby who were found on Negus Street in Webster yesterday. They are friendly so we are thinking they may have had a home previously. They will be getting vet care and foster care and will be available for adoption when they are all fixed up and have had a short hold period.

12/16/2025

Please like and share our GoFundMe and facebook donation link, as we have been informed that an anonymous donor has offered a $1500 match donation until the end of the month, meaning that the fundraising contributions could double! Please help us help more cats!

Hi everyone! My name is Patty Cournoyer and I am setting up this… Patricia Cournoyer needs your support for Help Community Cat Connection Purchase More Cages!

12/16/2025

Do you need a gift that keeps giving? Community Cat Connection is having a cash calendar fundraiser! All proceeds go to the care of the cats. We will be selling them until the end of the month, so come down and get a few and give them out as holiday gifts! Stop in during open hours from now until the end of the month and visit the kitties while you’re there!

We also have items for sale that were part of our small business Caturday event, many of which would make excellent holiday gifts!

12/15/2025

Happy Monday! Hope everyone is enjoying the winter weather this week (just kidding, winter in New England is no fun!)! We had a few kitties go home, and have a few new ones for you this week. Hazel, Clover, Acorn & Autumn, and Flint & Maple went home this week! Tylor & Nash are on deposit.

Kronk & Yzma, and Biscuit & Pot Pie are bonded pairs that are new this week, and they are both older kittens. Each pair would need a quiet home as they came in as strays and are shy and still a bit nervous. Raven & Moonstone (not pictured) and Dizmo & Simon are also looking for quiet homes as they ALSO are shy and a bit nervous.

Gourd has been available for a bit but there wasn’t a great picture available, now there is! He’s a cute grey sibling of Pumpkin and Tourmaline who went home a few weeks ago. We also have Jolie who is an adorable tuxedo girl, Brock (not pictured), and Olive (not pictured) that are also looking for their forever homes.

Stay tuned for an update on how our Declutter for a Cause fundraiser went this past week, as well as a reminder post of our current fundraisers!